Archives|H.L. MENCKEN, 75, DIES IN BALTIMORE; Critic of the American Scene Succumbs in His Sleep-- Was Stricken in 1948 H.L. Mencken Dead at 75; Famed as an Author and Critic of the American Scene 'BALTIMORE SAGE' INFLUENCED ERA Eminent as Critic, Satirist --Lived in Retirement Since Stroke in '48 New Volume Out in May A Quality of Intensity No University Education Two Men-About-Town Vivid and Violent Style Covered Scopes Trial

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H.L. MENCKEN, 75, DIES IN BALTIMORE; Critic of the American Scene Succumbs in His Sleep-- Was Stricken in 1948 H.L. Mencken Dead at 75; Famed as an Author and Critic of the American Scene 'BALTIMORE SAGE' INFLUENCED ERA Eminent as Critic, Satirist --Lived in Retirement Since Stroke in '48 New Volume Out in May A Quality of Intensity No University Education Two Men-About-Town Vivid and Violent Style Covered Scopes Trial

BALTIMORE, Jan. 29--H.L. Mencken was found dead in bed early today. The 75-year-old author, editor, critic and newspaper man had lived in retirement since suffering a cerebral hemorrhage in 1948.View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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A version of this archives appears in print on January 30, 1956, on page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: H.L. MENCKEN, 75, DIES IN BALTIMORE; Critic of the American Scene Succumbs in His Sleep-- Was Stricken in 1948 H.L. Mencken Dead at 75; Famed as an Author and Critic of the American Scene 'BALTIMORE SAGE' INFLUENCED ERA Eminent as Critic, Satirist --Lived in Retirement Since Stroke in '48 New Volume Out in May A Quality of Intensity No University Education Two Men-About-Town Vivid and Violent Style Covered Scopes Trial. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe